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Accelerated rural medical education program graduates first physician

Ashley Flanary Jessup always wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. She just never imagined that along the way she would blaze a new trail for medical education in Kentucky.

UofL experts offer back-to-school advice

As parents complete their back-to-school lists, they need to remember health checks for their children. Southern Indiana students will be back in the classroom as early as July 30, and Jefferson County Public School students will return Aug. 13.

Playing in the mud: Ali Scholars in Rwanda make unexpected discovery

When the Muhammad Ali Scholars traveled to Rwanda in May, their goal was to learn about social justice issues, peace building and reconciliation as that country marked the genocide 20 years ago that tore it apart. But it was some unexpected time spent in the mud that stood out as the defining activity of the trip.